Your UofL Email is your only source for official email communications from the University, including all details about your orientation session. Please note: Your orientation information will ONLY be sent to your UofL email account.

Contact your academic advising center to schedule an appointment. It is recommended that students complete orientation before seeing their academic advisor.

Your appointment could be scheduled up to 5 to 7 days from the date of your call. An electronic copy of your Student Transfer Evaluation (STE) will be available on your ULink account prior to your advising appointment. During your advising appointment, you will review your STE, address any course transfer issues and select courses for the upcoming semester.

Every student is required to have a Student ID, also known as your Cardinal Card. This card confirms that you are a University of Louisville student and indicates you are entitled to the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a student. The Cardinal Card functions as your ID card, meal card, and library card, among many other uses. Submit your student ID photo in advance.

After completing your required online orientation in Blackboard, attend an optional Transfer Experience Day. This day will offer you an enhanced orientation experience where you can tour campus, interact face-to-face with various campus resources and departments, meet with an academic advisor (if necessary), and much more.

If you are currently enrolled at another institution, once your final grades have been posted you will need to submit a final transcript. If you are attending a Kentucky public institution, please have them certify your General Education courses on your final transcript.

All incoming undergraduate students are required to complete BOTH AlcoholEdu (up to age 21) AND Haven (all ages). These are two separate courses, each with two parts. There is no fee for either course.

AlcoholEdu and Haven are designed to help you make well-informed decisions about alcohol and to better cope with the behavior of others. These courses have been helpful to many college students seeking ways to balance living away from home with their need to establish a healthy and safe lifestyle as young adults.